Player Dossier

2017-2020

UCF

Otis Anderson

RB • 5'11" • 174 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Otis Anderson leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

52%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

81

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Player Story

Otis Anderson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Otis Anderson's career was his backfield work: 2,182...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8506

University Christian · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Otis Anderson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · UCF. Otis Anderson leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,207
Rushing yards
2,182
Receiving yards
1,025
Touchdowns
28

Quick Answers

Otis Anderson quick answers

Latest team and position
UCF · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,207
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · UCF
Top game
Temple
Recruit profile
3-star · University Christian · UCF
High school pipeline
University Christian · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2020 Scrimmage yards rank
766 scrimmage yards · RB 57th (top 10%) · American Athletic 9th (top 5%) · National 91st (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonUCF12553817165.7
2017 Regular SeasonUCF12790456334665.7
2018 PostseasonUCF1223230046.7
2018 Regular SeasonUCF12482252230746.7
2019 PostseasonUCF131306169170.2
2019 Regular SeasonUCF13961665296970.2
2020 PostseasonUCF9847311065.4
2020 Regular SeasonUCF968261468465.4

Related Context

Otis Anderson played RB for UCF. Across 4 tracked seasons, Otis Anderson recorded 2,182 rushing yards, 1,025 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with UCF.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

UCF paired 1,091 primary output with 67.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 67.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Win with 205 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Postseason · UCF

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

83.9

Efficiency

67.8

Usage

17.3

Consistency

63.6

Best Game by takeover score

Temple

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 130. Florida A&M: 76. Florida Atlantic: 78. Stanford: 39. Pittsburgh: 37. UConn: 40. Cincinnati: 65. East Carolina: 98. Temple: 205. Houston: 67. Tulsa: 83. Tulane: 121. South Florida: 52

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 14 by 81.1. Florida A&M: 7 by 95.2. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 96.4. Stanford: 11 by 34.1. Pittsburgh: 6 by 64.2. UConn: 5 by 39.6. Cincinnati: 15 by 41.5. East Carolina: 20 by 48.2. Temple: 17 by 100. Houston: 10 by 59.2. Tulsa: 19 by 42.5. Tulane: 7 by 100. South Florida: 6 by 79.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins90.6 · Games = 10 · +28.9 vs Losses
Losses61.7 · Games = 3 · -28.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Temple

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tulane

Result
Mon 12/23@ MarshallW 48-259616.8005699.3
Sat 11/30vs South FloridaW 34-717705458.7
Sat 11/23@ TulaneW 34-3144912.30137217.3
Sat 11/9@ Tulsa2+ TDL 31-3417663.9012174.4
Sat 11/2vs HoustonW 44-29630504376.7
Sat 10/26@ Temple100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 63-211720512.10112.1
Sat 10/19vs East CarolinaW 41-2818804.4002184.9
Sat 10/5@ CincinnatiL 24-2712453.8003204.3
Sat 9/28vs UConnW 56-2133102378
Sat 9/21@ PittsburghL 34-356376.2006.2
Sat 9/14vs StanfordW 45-2710313.101183.5
Sat 9/7@ Florida AtlanticW 48-1467512.5011311.1
Thu 8/29vs Florida A&MW 62-04379.30033910.9

Player Story

Otis Anderson story

Otis Anderson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Otis Anderson's career was his backfield work: 2,182 rushing yards, 358 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 1,025 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,025 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 501 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Otis Anderson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UCF

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonUCF84580.813.7
2017 Regular SeasonUCF84580.813.70
2018 PostseasonUCF50558.68.7-340
2018 Regular SeasonUCF50558.68.70
2019 PostseasonUCF1,09167.817.3586
2019 Regular SeasonUCF1,09167.817.30
2020 PostseasonUCF76654.822.6-325
2020 Regular SeasonUCF76654.822.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Temple

Week 9 · W 63-21 · Conference game

Win with 205 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

93.6 takeover

205 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.

#2

@ Houston

Week 9 · W 44-21 · Conference game

181

Scrimmage Yards

87.9 takeover

Win with 181 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

181 scrimmage yards and 24.3 usage.

#3

vs Memphis

Week 14 · W 62-55 · Conference game

131

Scrimmage Yards

84.8 takeover

Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

131 scrimmage yards and 26.9 usage.

#4

vs UConn

Week 11 · W 49-24 · Conference game

121

Scrimmage Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.

#5

vs SMU

Week 6 · W 48-20 · Conference game

87

Scrimmage Yards

77.4 takeover

Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

87 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · UCF

1,091 primary output · 67.8 efficiency · 17.3 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · UCF

70.2

1,091 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 17.3 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · UCF

65.7

845 primary · 80.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games